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TIL: That every potential actor during the casting for James Bond has to recreate one specific scene that was originally in "From Russia With Love" the actors include Sam Neill and James Brolin.

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grlGA TIL that in the late 1800s, many farmers in the American midwest believed that strong vibrations in the air helped rainclouds form, akin to shaking the branches of a wet tree. This led many to set off dynamite explosives at high altitudes in order to bring rain for their crops.
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